Two-dimensional (2D) perovskite solar cell (PSC) can achieve high stability by alternating interface cations. However, its main transmissive charge is limited owing to the 2D structure. Therefore, compared with a 3D device, the 2D PSC has poor power conversion efficiency (PCE). Further enhanced performance will require an increase in the transmission dimension of 2D PSC. Here, a novel tetraethylenepent (TEPA)-MAPbI3-xClx analogous 2D unsymmetrical perovskite film was developed to improve the stability and PCE of the corresponding device. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/abt-199.html Based on the interaction of the active amino linear short chain of TEPA and the halogen ion, the symmetry of the mechanical structure of ions is disrupted, and the TEPA ion is embedded in the perovskite structure to form a perovskite structure with a dimension between 3D and 2D. Noticeably, the TEPA-MAPbI3-xClx devices deliver high PCEs up to 19.73% which stands as the highest for MAPbI3-xClx-based PSC. The environmental, thermal, and illumination stability also showed improvements ranging between 10%-30%. The enhanced PSCs are due to the higher quality of perovskite films, stronger charge transmission, and less trap density. This approach provides a new method to improve and modify 2D PSCs.Pathogens are organisms that are capable of invading living bodies, often causing disease. Pathogens are inherently harmful; however, a new trend has recently emerged suggesting that pathogens could act as potential therapeutic agents. It became increasingly important to candidate pathogens for beneficial use in medicine and biological studies. Cellular barriers and immune system are powerful obstacles; however, pathogens are able to overcome these defenses, and targeting strategies, using genetically engineered pathogens, can reduce potentially damaging effects of the molecule to be delivered. The central nervous system requires more focused studies in this respect, using recently developed techniques in molecular science, such as genome manipulation.Room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials are desirable in chemical sensing because of their long emission lifetime and they are free from background autofluorescence. Nevertheless, the achievement of RTP in aqueous solution is still a highly challenging task. Herein, a molten salt method to prepare carbon dot (CD)-based RTP materials is presented by direct calcination of carbon sources in the presence of inorganic salts. The resultant CD composites (CDs@MP) exhibit bright RTP with a quantum yield of 26.4% and a lifetime of 1.28 s, which lasts for about 6 s to the naked eye. Importantly, their aqueous dispersion also has good RTP characteristics. This is the first time that the long-lived CDs@MP with RTP are achieved in aqueous solution owing to the synergistic effect of crystalline confinement and aggregation-induced phosphorescence. Further investigations reveal that three key processes may be responsible for the observed RTP of the composite materials (1) The rigid crystalline salt shell can preserve the triplet states of CDs@MP in water and suppress the nonradiative deactivation; (2) The addition of high-charge-density metal ions Mg(II) and phosphorus element in the composite facilitates the singlet-to-triplet intersystem crossing process and enhances the RTP emission; (3) The aggregation of CDs@MP nanocomposites enables the matrix shell to self-assemble into a network, which further improves the rigidity of the shell and prevents the intermolecular motions, hence prolonging the RTP lifetime. The unique RTP feature and good water dispersibility allow the CD-based composite materials to be applicable in detection of temperature and pH in the aqueous phase. Our approach for producing long-lived RTP CDs@MP is effective, simple, and low-cost, which opens a new route to develop RTP materials that are applicable in aqueous solution.Developing cancer targeted medicine depends on increasing delivery efficiency and tumor site accumulation of theranostic agents. To accomplish this, we report a modification of PTK7 receptor-specific aptamer Sgc8 with the small molecule Evans Blue (EB), thus implementing an albumin binding hitchhike strategy for prolonged blood circulation. The EB molecule could insert into the hydrophobic region of serum albumin and form an aptamer/albumin complex. This complex showed superior physiological stability, facilitating longer blood half-life, and maintaining its targeting capacity. Successful conjugation of EB-aptamers was confirmed by a series of characterization methods. Targeting performance was tested on a xenografted mouse tumor model. Taking advantage of the long circulating aptamer/HSA complex, improved accumulation, and delivery efficiency to the tumor site were achieved. Through ex vivo quantification of the EB-Sgc8 aptamers' biodistribution, the mechanism of improved targeting performance was illuminated. Therefore, the increased aptamers tumor delivery efficiency and accumulation indicate that prolonging blood circulation is a promising strategy to improve aptamers' targeted delivery performance in the future clinical translation.Enriching and locating target analytes into specific "hot spots" are vital for ultrasensitive molecular identification and detection using plasmonic-based techniques. Inspired by mass transportation in lamp wicks, we develop an effective enrichment strategy for highly diluted analytes in which analytes and Au nanoparticles are transported via a solution microflow under the capillarity driving force of glass fiber papers to a heated region. After evaporation, a large volume of a solution containing analytes and Au nanoparticles is condensed into a very limited area, and thus, analyte molecules are effectively enriched and located into surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) hot spots. Using this enrichment strategy, the sensitivity and detection limits of SERS are remarkably improved. Detection levels of crystal violet and anthracene are down to 10-16 and 10-10 M, respectively. This enrichment strategy is very robust and easy to implement, and it can potentially be exploited in various plasmonic-based molecular detection and identification techniques.